ESS1 (9-11) - 2 Students demonstrate an understanding of processes and change over time within earth systems by …2a using given data (diagrams, charts, narratives, etc.) and advances in technology to explain how scientific knowledge regarding plate tectonics has changed over time.
Context of Lesson (SUMMARY):
In the last lesson, students learned what causes the continental plates to move by observing the layers of the Earth, especially the convection currents in the mantle. Now, students will recognize that most tectonic activity occurs at plate margins (the meeting place of one plate with another plate), and witness the features caused by plate tectonics.( i.e. mountain ranges, volcanoes and earthquakes). Students will participate in an interactive web lesson that will reinforce the world's plates and introduce them to plate boundaries, their location on the globe and the activities that occur along plate boundaries. Once the interactive activities are done, students will watch the continuation from the powerpoint presentation in the previous lesson, where they will draw on previous knowledge and make connections from plate boundaries and the effects they have when they move. Students will make entries in their journals based on plate boundaries and what occurs at each.
Outline, Concept Map, or other Graphical Representation of the Concepts Addressed in the Unit
Most tectonic activity occurs at plate margins/boundaries.
Plates interact with one another at boundaries in one of three ways.
The three types of plate boundaries
What happens at each plate boundary.
Vocabulary: Asthenosphere Lithosphere Tectonic platesPacific Ring of FireDivergent boundariesConvergent boundaries Transform boundaries Plate boundary zones
Scientific advancement:
Instruction:
Opening: We are coming to the end. I wil talk briefly about tying all the previous lessons together to reinforce that science is a developmental ever-changing process. We will end the unit by discovering what happens at the plate boundaries. (earthquakes, volcanoes, etc) Students will take part in another interactive website where they will learn about the Earth's major plate boundaries. Students will work in groups of three, where each group member will be responsible for researching a plate boundary and entering the information in their journals by means of creating a "graphic organizer".
Engagement: Students will work in groups of three. Each member will research one of the following boundaries: convergent, divergent, and transform. Using the provided weblinks, students will research and illustrate plate boundaries in their journals. This activity will serve students as their own reference guide for each plate boundary.
Closure:
Reflections:
Assessment: None at this time Student Work Sample 1 – Approaching Proficiency: Student Work Sample 2 – Proficient Student Work Sample 3 – Exceeds Proficiency
Video--Pate Dynamics--
This program examines the movement and interaction of tectonic plates, which account for a vast array of geologic formations and phenomena — from California’s San Andreas Fault to the Rift Valley of eastern Africa. The program covers convergent boundaries, subduction, hotspots, and the debate over what drives plate motion. http://www.learner.org/vod/vod_window.html?pid=317
Lesson Title:
Lesson Time:(2) 50-minutes classes
State Standards: GLEs/GSEs
ESS1 (9-11) - 2Students demonstrate an understanding of processes and change over time within earth systems by …2a using given data (diagrams, charts, narratives, etc.) and advances in technology to explain how scientific knowledge regarding plate tectonics has changed over time.
Context of Lesson (SUMMARY):
In the last lesson, students learned what causes the continental plates to move by observing the layers of the Earth, especially the convection currents in the mantle. Now, students willrecognize that most tectonic activity occurs at plate margins (the meeting place of one plate with another plate), and witness the features caused by plate tectonics.( i.e. mountain ranges, volcanoes and earthquakes). Students will participate in an interactive web lesson that will reinforce the world's plates and introduce them to plate boundaries, their location on the globe and the activities that occur along plate boundaries. Once the interactive activities are done, students will watch the continuation from the powerpoint presentation in the previous lesson, where they will draw on previous knowledge and make connections from plate boundaries and the effects they have when they move.
Students will make entries in their journals based on plate boundaries and what occurs at each.
Outline, Concept Map, or other Graphical Representation of the Concepts Addressed in the Unit
Materials
Interactive--plate boundaries
http://www.learner.org/interactives/dynamicearth/plate.html
Convergent Boundaries
http://www.learner.org/interactives/dynamicearth/slip2.html
Convergent, divergent & Transform boundaries
http://www.learner.org/interactives/dynamicearth/slip.html
Objectives:
Students will know:
Vocabulary:
Asthenosphere
Lithosphere
Tectonic platesPacific Ring of FireDivergent boundariesConvergent boundaries
Transform boundaries
Plate boundary zones
Scientific advancement:
Instruction:
Opening:We are coming to the end. I wil talk briefly about tying all the previous lessons together to reinforce that science is a developmental ever-changing process. We will end the unit by discovering what happens at the plate boundaries. (earthquakes, volcanoes, etc) Students will take part in another interactive website where they will learn about the Earth's major plate boundaries. Students will work in groups of three, where each group member will be responsible for researching a plate boundary and entering the information in their journals by means of creating a "graphic organizer".
Engagement:
Students will work in groups of three. Each member will research one of the following boundaries: convergent, divergent, and transform. Using the provided weblinks, students will research and illustrate plate boundaries in their journals. This activity will serve students as their own reference guide for each plate boundary.
Closure:
Reflections:
Assessment: None at this time
Student Work Sample 1 – Approaching Proficiency:
Student Work Sample 2 – Proficient
Student Work Sample 3 – Exceeds Proficiency
Resources:
http://scign.jpl.nasa.gov/learn/plate4.htm
consequences of plate tectonics
http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/earth/consequences.html
How plates move
http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/understanding.html
Geology for kids
http://www.kidsgeo.com/geology-for-kids/0047-transform-boundaries.php
Video resource
http://www.learner.org/resources/series78.html?pop=yes&pid=316
Interactives--plate boundaries
http://www.learner.org/interactives/dynamicearth/plate.html
More resources to explore:
Plate tectonics info
http://www.moorlandschool.co.uk/earth/tectonic.htm
Intro to plate tect--resource
http://www.hartrao.ac.za/geodesy/tectonics.html
Video--Pate Dynamics--
This program examines the movement and interaction of tectonic plates, which account for a vast array of geologic formations and phenomena — from California’s San Andreas Fault to the Rift Valley of eastern Africa. The program covers convergent boundaries, subduction, hotspots, and the debate over what drives plate motion.
http://www.learner.org/vod/vod_window.html?pid=317